Being your own boss of an at-home business can be both exhilarating and daunting during tough economic times. Here's your guide to enjoying the fruits and surviving the pitfalls of piloting a home-based operation.

For parents, working from home can create unanticipated problems. Here's a quick look at how a mother of two young boys performs her own 'tightrope act' every workday.
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